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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
8
Indiana Congressman Ralph W Moss showed a rare moment of humor when his wife chose a hat. Mrs Moss admitted it was plain and invited him to join on future buys. The pair visited a millinery shop, Moss picked a bright bonnet for forty dollars, paid in cash, and now allows Mrs Moss to select hats without complaint.
Toledo mayor Brand Whitlock argues discontent drives national progress. He cites sympathy for the discontented, including a farmer questioning contentment until land ownership expands, reflecting a witty, period style about ambition and grievance.
Fragmentary lines reference a pedicure nun and foot notes. A wise man is judged less foolish than others. The saying about the mills of the gods implies inevitability beyond human action.
Washington reports a Progressive party bill calling for a seven member industrial commission to regulate interstate corporations earning five million dollars annually. The measure would audit financials and operations, cap capital and debt at 10 percent above property value, and grant three years to reduce holdings.
Thousands of growers struggled against a deep freeze to save southern California citrus valued at about a million dollars. Experts warned the damage could raise fruit prices. In Pomona two thousand acres could not be saved as temperatures dipped to near freezing, triggering losses in the hundreds of thousands.
The Supreme Court held that contracts limiting liability for shipping losses fall under interstate law, not state law, and that low rate agreements limiting liability are not violations of the Interstate Commerce Law, notably the Carmack Amendment. Dozens of such contracts have been voided under state law.
In Salina Kansas at around eight o'clock robbers entered the Farmers Cooperative store and held clerks Garlet and Earl Ginnner, both young, at gunpoint while making off with cash and goods. Police pursued leads but details remain scarce as of press time.
London dispatch notes a formal ultimatum presented to Turkey during a recent peace conference sitting. The term ulimatum appears in error but the meaning is clear as delegates pressed for decisive action.
President Taft re nominating Charles B Neill to serve again as labor commissioner confirms the administration's choice amid Washington politics Neill is expected to resume leadership of the labor department as the nation faces industrial issues and labor relations from the capital.
Simeon Ford warned hotel men in New York about a mock illness called shopper's cramp. He claimed it begins in December, grows violent by mid month, and ends December 24. He joked that women feel it in limbs, but men only in the pocket at the dinner.
In a brief exchange Mrs Dangleford asks if her husband is cured of his ailment. The reply states the surgeon removed his vermiform appendix, suggesting the cure involved surgery and recovery.
The fragment hints at a comic or dramatic line about a brother earning more money than he can spend and a mock question about his employment at a mint. It appears to be a teaser or dialogue snippet without clear subjects or a full narrative.
A brief quotation marks a sharp reply about filing letters. The line mirthfully contrasts routine duties with a harsher task, hinting at workplace humor or a light exchange. It suggests a scene of desks and correspondence in a period ambiance.
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